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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-16

1enonunr1A Damc<ral
% Moslsy morning francis n. En~
aou. of near Doo;lf<le1 Nills. called ~
me Douocra( o(6ce and said that he de-
elroA 20 correct rome mistake that Il con-
- cte1 wifh the arrest Of Clay davidson.
~. Enlow saId shst upon tho rctnrn ~
Henry Enlow. about the latter part 81
Snnc. { commenced 70 work on him and
offered him o:s. II Be would give snch
Information that would help me - make
1ho arrest. Afler great deal Of coax
ine he told me 70 20 10 railroad etetIon
about flve miles hack Of Greensboro,
named Painter Greek. ami would flni
DavIdeon there that ~ lad been there
ever since be ned. which WAS Few days
after <he hanging Of John Davidson
Enlow eoys that he arrested C'ny on
Aug. g. and placed him in the Rockpors
inll the next day. that be was alone IN
making the arrest, notwithstanding
some people claim to have had hand IN
the work that he elaine the full reward
ana win have Il u be has 10 bring suit
for 4. He further said that he thosgh'
Davidson IVES guilty. although some
claim tha< tho girl was the cause Of y.
This. safd mr. Elbow r. all false, and
believe be will get the full penalty o.
the law. In further conversation bt
said 70 %. that be did not believe John
Davidson was guilty, although the boy
Enlow. told the mob that John was q
furnish Clay with provisions.
NJ. EnloW Is In no good humor over
the way some Of his neighbors are doing
% try 70 cheat him out Of the 500 re
ward, q Il was him alone that made 10
arrest.
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We find the following item in one Of
our exchanges, and every reader will
recognize il as true preaching: .Did
you ever stop 10 think what q tiTeless
letter writer local paper III Week
after week, reaching into year after year,
II goes on telling The marriages, births.
deaths. the doiDxs OF the people about
town, the business sncccss Of failures,
accidents. crops, improvements, meet
ings, revivsls-in fact, events 81 all
kinds- All il grist that comes 70 the
hopper Of . good local paper. II you
were TO undertake 10 write letter each
week 70 . friend and tell him OF half the
news your paper gives, you would soon
give up In despair. The supposed pleas
ure becomes tiresome, the letters become
shorter. further apart and finally omit
WHY rhe differences Because with the
newspaper man ~ business. People in
q lively town recognize this and take
pleasure in giving the editor news items
YOU would never learn Therefore
make haste and subscribe; il you al
ready receive copy send one TO some
friend Ii is better than letter.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-16

An old sailor recently spun yarn 70
the Martha's Vineyard Herald, in which
he said: "A spanking breeze was
driving the ship, everything draw.ng
allow and aloft, when the cry 'MaD
overheard startled the ships CON-
pany, The captain came on deck, and
looking over the talfrail Il the rapidly
rcccding object, and observing the good
speed Che ship was making, said;
Poor fellow. God help him; I'm sorry
Cor him, but We must take advantage
of this breeze IN tho interest Of ne
owners Just then q sailor who haa
been on the lookout ran AFT and said
Captain, Il was not . man, but it's :
hog Aha said the captain, 'hard-a-
port back tho mainyard. clear away
Che boat, aud savo that hog
Tho President 4 an expert n ro'c'
gardc ming.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-16

One Of the neatcst residences IN Por.
tersvilIe II IN our hands for sale. New
house of four rooms, porch and varanda,
on lots lis and 100. Good selection 81
young fruit trees and shrubbcry grow.
Ing nicely. VIII Be sold cheap, and on
favorable terms. Apply q Courier Of.
flee. N
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Tho Condition Of the state Treas


In1'sn.pe',. s<ss'a.,
Justice 20 the people % the State de-
msnds that . few plain words should he
written about the condition az the Stnte
treasury. For some unexplained reason
sosne one az the present kcpnbIicen
State officers o. some one Of their depu-
tics. has given out ihr lie that the State
treasury Il empty. The Rfpu licaL or
xaus Of this city have published the he
and Il hes been copied by the Eepnbl;-
|csn press OF The Stale and country. The
publication Of TIE ~ IN TIE Eastern pa
pcrs has given The State ~, uncnyiabie
reputation aud Is liable 70 injurc iis
credit. This Il unjust 70 our people
and IL working injury 20 our business
Interests. The he can 80 easily Be re-
fulei that Il Is beyond the comprehen-
sion Of All sensible people that il should
have been started
Under the law the Auditor and Tre,s.
urer Of the Slate must publish q report
Iof the condition OF the State treasury ~
the close Of each month. These reports
have been regularly published and have
always shown large sum in the treas
Jury. The statement published officially
| in the Sentinel and Journal on Wednes-
'day OF this week, showed that there was
S4Q3 o9l 50 in the treasury on the last
day Of Augusta pretty good, round
sum. AT the close 81 July. about the
time the lie was slsfted. the published
balance was sos 6526O. Now. II the
treasury was empty ~ that time. Il
would be interesting 20 know where
! this half million dollars was. IL not IN
the treasury. II is the duty OF the State
officers to sustain the credit Of the State,
but instead Of doing this, the present
4 Auditor has allowed his deputy 70 give
|ont the impression that the State i
bankrupt, aud the lie has spread like
wildfire.
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In contemplation Of having 20 face and
march under pictures Of the President Of
the United States at the coming reunion
in ST. Louis there il talk that the partisan
g. A. r. members would forgoe the
parade rather than do 50. Tuttleism il
still rampat, and partisanism is para
mount to 10y atty .-vincennes Sun.
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jefferson 70. Trustees Notice.

1V1HE undersigned will Be at bis Office
i to attend 70 township business Of
J Jefferson township, Dubois county. on
Saturdays or each week, and requests all
persons having business with the town
ship to attend 10 Il on those days. The
libraries are kept a. j. w.
Jacobs, in Birdseyc, and the Trustees
where al persons entitled can
get books thereof.
JOHN CUMMINS.
Sept. 5, Sly. Trustee Jefferson TIP.
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The excellent crop OF tomatoes grown
thIs wear II The vicinity Of this city and
the high prices prevailing IN Cincinnati
and other Western cities has enabled =
number of truck farmers 70 make 2
handsome profit this season. One gen.
eleman On Missionary Ridge has made
over : q 600 on his crop raised on two
acres and half, and another farmer on
the other side or The river hes made 60
fhr, $500 on each acre Of ten acre plant:
Others have done equally - well and
before the season is over y y estimated
that the tomato farms will net the own
ere 500 per acre. Chattanooga Times
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-16

On Tuesday twenty-thrco pensions
wore issued % Indianiaus, On account
Or The war Of the rebellion, and forty.
tWo we're Issued 70 Indiana soldiers Of
tbe Mexican war. The Democrats IRE
taking care Of the veterans very hand
oomcIy.
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a gentleman while IN attendance q
(ho State Fair q Columbus. Ohio, pass-
"a around ballot box in order 70 SCI
cure the preferences Of Democrats and
Republicans for President In 1888.
James q. Blaine received about sixty
Der cont. OF the Republican vote and
President Cleveland eighty Der cent.
Or the Democratic. Nearly i've hun.
drod votes were cast.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-30

The Treasury Department VIII mnke ~"
cha>es Of Bonds Daily tc an AsgreEs'e
ar Fourteen million Dollars
WESTINGHOUSE Sept p. Tho following cr'
cular will be issued TO dav. signed by tns
Acting Secretary OF the Treasury.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT..
OFFICE or THE SECRETARY.
WAsHtxcTox. Sept =. 49,
On and after this date the Governme ~ N'n
purchase daily until October =. 1877. ~ me e'-
ice ~ the Secretary OF the Treasury. 20 Ne AZ
plicd 20 the sinking fund. United States J.
per cent. bonds Of 1891. and per cent. bonds y
0f. Facts or July IA. 1870. and January p. ISL
upon the following terms: The four ana on
half per cent bonds will b. accepted ~ onV
hundred and eight aud -four tenths nvs y CUT
ing the above stated period and the four n.
cent bonds during the remainder Of the prcsess
month NJ one hundred and twenty-five u~'
and from October 70 October = 49,: ~ one
hundred ard twenty four. nsn which prices ~
clude accrued interest 70 date o. purchase
The aggregate amount Of both classes q bonus
will be accepted within the time above speer
dcd IL not 70 exceed fourteen millions.
Offers should state the specific character !"
the bonds, whether registered or coupon
No further bids for bonds n provided ~ ~
cuiar No %. dated August 3 1857. VIII oe I"
ccived after this date
Interest due October I. 1857 on United Sia' \.
bonds. amounting 70 about G.50rN VIII n
paid on the 18th without rebate.
HUGH 8 THOMPSON. Acting SccFe'a's'
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The Reunion Of tho Hue and the Gray -
Evansville. Ind.-Hsnds Joined 10 Ere
serve the Precious Jewel ~ Our Nation
II Liberty.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Sept. 21.-Fifteen
thousand people visited Farrngut camp
yesterday, and at p. m. General n.
Shackleford delivered his address OF well
come. concluding thus: "And henceforth
as between ourselves, we shall learn war
no more.' Standing on this eminence, We
to-day are made 70 realize the fuIhliment
OF that remarkable prophecy contained In
those eloquent words Of the hrst IN
augurnl address Of the mnrtyred Presi'
dent Lincoln, when deprecating the
proposition TO resort 70 war, ne said;
The mystic chords Of memory stretching
from every battlefield and every grave
20 every living heart and hearthstone all
over this broad land. VIII vet swell tne
chorus OF the Union when touched
ayain. As they surely will be, by the
better angels OF our nature" That was
an inspiration. and this vast assembly OF
the blue and the gray that we have here
On this occasion. bespeaks the sentiments
OF fraternity and unity which pervades
our whole Nation. And let ms here to-day
the blue and gray-with our hearts in
our hands, and our hands in each Others,
/ covenant together that we will "keep the
\ Jewel OF liberty in the family Of freedom"
| and that We will hand IL down TO our
children with our united prayers TO God,
4 that IL NAV be sacrediy kept and trans
< mitted, until il shall have reached the last
4 generation Of man on earth"
1 Miss Albion Fellows, Of this city. read
| an original poem OF some length entitled
NJ -
heart in the vast asscmblage.
| The principal centers OF attraction 70
visitors were the headquarters Of the
Crescent Club, OF the Louisville & Nash.
vile railway, and Of the Mackey system
OF railroads. These were fitted up in
oriental luxuriancs and are provided with
every convenience Tor the comfort "a
guests.
The following organizations have been
assigned TO quarters In camp Captain
l. ID. Wilson, Of the Cantrell battery,
Columbia, Tenn: Captain Berry Burns
Light Artillery. Nashville, Tenn; Captain
stevenson's Linck zouaves, OF Nashville;
Captain Stevcnson's Rockville uIl.) Light
Artillery.
Numerous q. A. r. posts from all over
Indiana have arrived and also number
OF minor organizations Of cx-Confeder.
ates.
Governor l. p. Gray and stan arrived
last night and were feted by the people.
The utmost good order prevails and
though every train adds 10 the Thousands
already here. no Disturbances have oc
Cured and the vigilance OF the poles
has prevented theft. Governor Noye'
and party will arrive to-day. Genera
Wheless Il also expected.
Trains run over the belt railway cveri
Ave minutes 70 and from the camp and
different parts Of the city.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-30

A Incident ohat Proves thae The Te.es
Trnln Robhsrs arc Not An Captured
The ANAir - June nspeeoe1 - 80
Identical npot.
FORT WORTH. Tex, Sept. 1l.-Another
daring train robbery occurred ontho texas
4 Pacific railroad last night.
Engineer Baker says ne had just pulled
out from Rcnbrook station, ten miles west
OF Fort Worth. when . tall, smooth
shnven. poorly dressed, sandy-haired man
Jumped into his cab ON ono side, and
medium sized man. with face partly COW
cred by something tied over u. ON the
other. Both had winchesters and the tall
one said 70 Baker, s'Stop where You stopped
hefore,v which at once convinced Baker
that the man was the leader Of tho gang
which had robbed the train June at this
identical place.
Baker said 70 the man: Chow much did
you fellows get in your last haul"
The thief answered. ave are not tho
same gang"
ssHow aid you know me than, and how
did you know where to stop'"
"Oh. we found that out"
The locomotive and tender with the
mail and express car were now over the
trcstle and the smoking-car standing over
Il, Mary's Greek separating the two day
coaches and the sleeping-car from them
No one could get out Of the smoker or
cross the creek from the coaches 10 the
rear. Here the engineer was ordered %
stop. and he and the fireman hustled Out
Of the cab.
ave don't want to hurt you folks at all;
only obey orders and you are SAFE" were
the tall mans instructions.
Passing to tho .xpress car, the same
fellow said: messenger, open your door
or We will open II for YOU" There being
no response, coal-pick from the locomo'
tive was brought, and blow after
blow rang out as the heaviest robbsr be,
gan 70 break II In. He stopped and the chie'
gave orders 70 fire through the door, when
three OF the men pumped their Winches
tiers until ten or twelve shots went IN
several OF them coming very near Molo
| new, who, cool and self-posessed, wai
hiding money packages as fast - hs
| could.
| The coal pick began IFS work again, and
| at last the door was thrown open. One o
| the robbers. with . handkerchief TIED
| around the lower part OF his face. jumped
! in, and throwing down his forty-fve. said
1 ssYou gave rs 3 HI Of a sight OF trouble
| open that safe id quick"
| The safe was opened, and what Molone,
had thought best to leave was taken. tn
robbcr jumped out, and, one Of those out
side covering the messenger, the other
I went to the mail coach and had soon com
peeled Griffin and Stewart. the posts
clerks. to give up the registered packages
(, Ordering Baker and wylie hack into IN
cab. they told Baker to pullout and hastily
departed. Their Doodle was showed into
an old gunny sack and thrown over IN
shoulder Of the leader. The coaches wer
not entered.
deputy sheriff from Flood County va
on the train. and one other man was armed
Tut il was too dark to do any shoot
ing. All the registered packages for For
Worth are gone, and II Is said that tort
odd packages are stolen. The loss
said TO be s23.o0O by some, while other
place II from $4,000 70 $4,000. Officer
are in pursuit.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-The bond 60
Issued at midnight by Assistant SecFe'als
Of the Treasury Thompson Is said, On go.
authority. TO have resulted from ins.l, ~,
tions from the President. IL has pee n W,
desire for several days 20 have - -.
price announced BY the Government ~, ~
the various classes OF bonds. ana 'a.e W., ~.
evening he determined TO have n's Ia
carried out. This sudden call was w.
unexpected. rs Il was asserted yes'.a -. -.
that no action would take place unt'' ~
return OF Secretary FairchiId 70 Wasn'ns
ton
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LATE NEWS ITEMS.

cowwrssroxER ATKINS insists that the
Indians must be taught in English
MICHAEL DAvIrr sailed on the I'd Tor
america.
Bosp purchases on the 22d by the Gov
|ernment under the new call were $2,pOs-
loo four-per-cents and $694, 700 rs.
| By an ocean mishap to the British
steamer Romeo seven people were drowned
lon August 30.
(, GENERAL w. r. Cox, Of North Carolina.
lis being pushed for the position o. assist
ant Secretary Of State to succeed Govern
Tor Porter.
APArR or purses are said TO have been
made out OF portion Of the skin Of Fran
lsini, the Partisan murderer recently exc
lcuted.
Two robbers held up a stage running
from Comfort to Fredericksburg, Tex,
robbed the passengers and went through
1.-The mails.
THE aanti- Yankeer spirit Il cropping
lout bitterly IN the tone Of some Of the City
lof Mexico newspapers.
Il ARuNoR. not generally credited, Is going
1.-THE rounds at Washington that Randall
has threatened to break with the Admin
listration.
AN escaped exile from Siberia has
reached London and tells an extremely
IRraphic story OF his experiences a. q ref
ugee and Of life in that Russian colony Tor
terminals.
THE rumor that Ex-Governor Jarvis Of
North Carolina, who Is at present Minister
Ito Brazil, will resign and come home %
lcompete with Mr.. Ransom for the United
States senatorship has been revived.
Nh. WALLER, United States Consul'Gen'
eral NJ London, II . passenger on the
steamer Britannia, which sailed rom
Queenstown for New York on the "a.
ABOUT two hundred and nifty Anarcn.
lists met in Cleveland, o., on the night q
1.-THE ed and protested against the execu'
! tion ~ the seven condemned Chicago An
archists. They spoke in German and were
, n favor OF blood IL everything else failed.
QUEBEC detectives hsvc Just made what
(. thew believe most important capture BY
? the arrest OF Frederick Titus, charged will
2 forging and altering notes In Chicago
Albany and New York.
L A cnALLExoE was received Mt Boston
2 on the I'D, addressed TO the sporting ed
!. tor OF the Globe, from Albert Hamm Y
= row Wallace Ross ten mile race on IN
= Kemster rowing tricycle. for 500 side y
!, any available place.
\ * LIGHTER loaded with seven hundre'
( bales q cotton caught fire At New York o.
2 tho 22d and was destroyed. The cottol
4 was part OF the cargo Of the steame
. Lampasas, which arrived from Galveston
8 en route for Liverpool. The loss will 70
upon Mallory q Co., the shippers. II wa
= valued at $4,000.
!. PRINCE WILLIAM, son OF Crown Primo
I, Frederic William OF Germany, and Al
= wife, Princess Victoria Augusta, launchc
= the new German iron-clad. Princess WA
!. helm at Kiel. on tho I'D
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HALIFAX, N. s., Sept. 2o--It has trans
PRED that the explosion Of rockets on the
british war ship Bcllcrophon, It Quebes
was more serious than at first supposed.
The Quebec papers stated that three men
were injured. The Bellcrophon has arr
rived here, and Il appears that nearly
forty men were injured, thirteen Of them,
Including Midshipman Doughty, 20 seri-
onsly that the Bellerophon had 70 leave
Quebec, and instead Of going 20 Newfoand-
land, o. expected, she came 30 Halifax 70
place the men In the naval hospital. They
are terribly burned and lacerated. The
explosion took place about amidships. end
thus gave : fore and aft sweep 70 the esrv
sorpcnts.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. 2o.-A seriou
aad fatal railroad accident occurred on
the indianapolis q st. Louis railroad,
ifty-nve miles west Of this city At three
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Michael and
James Reddingfon, father and son, en-.
gineer and fireman respectively, were In.
stantly killed. The engine left the track
and ran partly up steep bank, and thor
turned completely over. The baggage can
was then thrown ncross the track and this
brought the passenger coaches to stand
still. The engineer and fireman were
buried under the engine and the escaping
steam tore all the skin from their faces
The hand OF the engineer still erasped The
throttle o. bic engine when found
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rsrrfble Accident on tho Chicago. MIL
waukec 4 st. Paul Railroad.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept. IA special to
the Evening Dispatch from Dubuque says;
The north bound and south-bound passen-
ger trains on the Chicago, Milwaukee q
81. Paul railroad collided at sharp curve
In the road just north Of the city limits
about six O'Clock this morning. while going
q . speed Of twenty miles an hour. The
two engines were smashed into one shape
less mass and several OF the cars were tel
escoped and wrecked. The engineers and
fremen OF both trains we're killed, three
Of them instantly, and the other injured
50 that he died in . few hours.
Conductor wolcott was in charge Of the
north-bound train, and Clark OF the south
bound train. Neither were seriously in
jured, Clark escaping unhurt and Wolcott
| with few bruises.
| Engineer G. Fales. OF Dubuque, who was
engineer OF the south-bound train, and
his fireman, William Richardson, Of Du-
buque, were killed instantly.
| Engineer Elmer Winchester, Of Du-
buque, Of the train going north, had his
/ left leg cut on, his right leg broken, his
skull denuded and his face torn and man
| gled into bloody mass. He lived only Z
few minutes after being conveyed 70 his
home.
/ Mr.. Cummings, Of Dubuque. fireman Of
winchester's engine, had both legs broken
and was horribly mangled about the head
John Hernity, Of Milwaukee, . brake
man, was instantly killed
4 Among the injured were }. J. O'Brien
Of Dubuque, express messenger, badly In
jured in groin and hip. His wounds ar
not necessarily fatal.
Robert Mumma, Of Dubuque, brakeman
injured internally.
Richard Wright. Of Holy Cross, . passen
ger, severely injured.
NJ. L. Sweeney, Of Holy Cross, slight,
injured.
James Hurley, back injured.
n. I. Nicholson, slightly hurt.
The scene OF the wreck II fearful. Tn
two engines lie together in shapeles
mass, and are complete wrecks. The mai
car Of the northbound train was hurle'
down the embankment, q distance Q
thirty feet, and literally torn into splin
tors.